‘Godzilla 2’ due June 2018… and Mothra’s going to turn up too

You’ll have to wait until 2018 for a second Godzilla movie, with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures deciding to wait for Gareth Edwards to finish up his untitled Star Wars spin-off before getting to work. According to The Wrap, Godzilla 2 will land June 8, 2018. That mysterious Star Wars spin-off is due December 2016. At […]

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The Best Films of 2014 (So Far)

By Simon Miraudo June 25, 2014 The inexorable march of time continues ever forward, a crushing reminder our too brief, finite existence. Or, to be less of a ‘von Trier’ about it: Can you believe it’s almost July? The first six months of 2014 are behind us, and what do we have to show for […]

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‘Godzilla’ director Gareth Edwards hired for standalone ‘Star Wars’ flick due 2016

It’s a good month to be Gareth Edwards. The director has a massive hit on his hands with Godzilla, which has already grossed more than $200 million worldwide, and if that wasn’t enough, Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced him as the helmer of their first standalone Star Wars flick. According to THR, his spin-off will […]

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‘Godzilla 2’ in the works, obviously

Following Godzilla‘s massive weekend at the box office, Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. have revealed they’re hard at work developing a sequel. Deadline has the Exclusive. Though this is hardly a surprise for a big budget blockbuster – especially one based on a long-running franchise like this – but had Gareth Edwards’ monster movie underperformed, […]

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Monster mash – Godzilla review

By Simon Miraudo May 15, 2014 Less is more, except when it comes to Godzilla, when more is perceived to be the whole damn point. That’s the conventional thinking, anyway, and there might not be a more conventional cinematic thinker than Roland Emmerich, whose 1998 attempt to bring the Japanese icon to the screen substituted […]

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Elizabeth Olsen confirms her role in ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Elizabeth Olsen has officially confirmed her role in the upcoming Avengers sequel, Age of Ultron. She spoke to MTV about the job, noting the odd experience of playing Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s brother in the flick, considering that they star as husband and wife in 2014’s Godzilla. “It’s also fun because even though in Godzilla we play husband and wife, […]

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Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen in talks for Godzilla

Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen are in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Godzilla remake, Variety reports. With Gareth Edwards directing – he gave us the delightful low-budget sci-fi Monsters back in 2010 – and Frank Darabont finalising the screenplay – responsible for The Shawshank Redemption and countless other Stephen King adaptations – […]

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Godzilla 3D hits cinemas May 2014

That new Godzilla movie you’ve been feverishly anticipating (right?) has been given an official release date: May 16, 2014. According to Deadline, it will also be in 3D. There is still little information available about the pic, though we know it’s being directed by Gareth Edwards (of low-budget Monsters fame), and has been written by David Callaham, David S. Goyer, […]

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Monsters 2 in the works

Screen Daily reports Vertigo Films is prepping a sequel to the hit low budget sci-fi Monsters. The sequel, appropriately titled Monsters 2, will be helmed by two emerging talents, Brent Bonacorso and Jesse Atlas. The director of the first film, Gareth Edwards, will serve as Executive Producer with Monsters actor Scoot McNairy and Vertigo’s Rupert […]

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Monsters director takes on Godzilla

Monsters director Gareth Edwards has been nabbed by Legendary Pictures to direct for them a new Godzilla movie. According to THR, Edwards is close to finalising a deal that will see him write and direct the first major Godzilla film since Roland Emmerich had his way with the giant lizard back in 1998. In my […]

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